bloorooster
The Old Hippie
Once again, Red Rock brings a new twist on the Sako rifles from the motherland…
Notice anything different?
Notice anything different?
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Lever Action A new Wolf in Town?
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Yeah, that one has the rather scarce non-Monte Carlo buttstock. I've seen at least three versions of the Finnwolf stock -- the one illustrated, Monte Carlo with RH cheekpiece, and Monte Carlo with LH cheekpiece. Add the variations of with/without sights and coffin or flat bottom magazine, along with two calibers, then you have quite a few different Finnwolfs if you are a collector intent on getting all of them. Oh yes, and two versus three point fore end checkering, can't forget that one.
bloorooster
The Old Hippie
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I noticed that as well..almost looks like it’s just not been wiped down or cleaned well after the previous scope was removed. This one is still quite clean in comparison to most from red rock. I see one newer looking ding on the stock that I will bet happened during import transfer.
The stock is still different to me , almost resembles the modern euro-style angled cheek piece like the 85 Bavarian rifles.
The contours between the lever and pistol grip are off too. Do the earlier Bofors Finnwolf look the same? The ones I had seemed to have the same radius or curve between the lever and grip area?
As best I can recall, mine had a Monte Carlo shape with no cheekpiece, making it ambidextrous. Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of it - that was a long time ago.
marlin92
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douglastwo
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For those interested, the earliest I found left hand Finnwolfs in my FI catalog collection is this October/November 1969 availability sheet Sako sent to dealers probably because they were trying to get rid of inventory due to the change making Garcia the importer. I'm not saying LH Finnwolfs were not made prior to 1969. Sako may have produced some LH wolfs prior to 69, but none of my catalogs or pricelists from 1961 through 1968 mention a LH Finnwolf.
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